sin : Brett Fish

How to condemn evil while loving evil people?

i came across this article titled, 'Loving Dzhokhar Tsarnaev' [one of the suspected terrorists involved in the recent Boston Marathon bombing] shortly after it happened and it really made some strong points in terms of our role as Christ following people in the wake of such a horrific disaster. the author, Adam Mabry, starts off by highlighting two opposing reactions which are equally unhelpful: 'The first is the xenophobic, racial, and even religious hatred of [...]

By brettfish|2013-05-08T14:24:57+02:00May 8th, 2013|challenging thorts, change the world, God stuff, people, shtupidt people, thorts of other people, what i am reading, world news|0 Comments

psalmthing to chew on: psalm 51

'For the director of music. A psalm of David. When the prophet Nathan came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba.' i mean, that's quite an intro already, right? and possibly carries a profoundly deep message in terms of really getting our minds around the fact that David, altho he had messed up horribly, still ends up at the feet of God, rather than simply trying to hide or run the other way... [...]

By brettfish|2013-02-25T06:15:51+02:00February 25th, 2013|activities, bible things, God stuff, psalms, what i am reading|1 Comment

It's what you do do [hee hee]

i posted a Bonhoeffer quote the other day on the book of facings and the tier of twit that got an insanely hectic amount of likes on it, and despite it being a deliberately Christian statement, a fair amount of those likes were from people who would not label themselves as such: ‎'Being a Christian is less about cautiously avoiding sin than about courageously and actively doing God's will.' [Dietrich Bonhoeffer] clearly what Bonhoeffer says [...]

By brettfish|2013-01-13T01:40:13+02:00January 13th, 2013|challenging thorts, change the world, God stuff, thorts of other people|0 Comments

why my farts and snot are better than yours…

this may be a guy thing... but i'm not convinced [it's just more underworld with the ladyfolks but maybe there will be a brave one or two to confirm? hmm?] but it goes a little something like this... when i fart it is cool. when you fart it is gross or creepy. when i pick my nose it is cool. when you pick your nose it is disgusting and gross. now i can't claim to [...]

By brettfish|2012-06-04T23:26:08+02:00June 4th, 2012|and other animals., life|2 Comments

psalmthing to chew on: psalm 7

i know it's early days, but already this is proving to be an exciting exercise for me and one of the benefits of working through the psalms is discovering 'new' ones... i am not saying someone has been sneaking into my bible and adding in new psalms when i haven't been looking but often when we read the bible we stick to the passages we know well and like and avoid the harder ones or [...]

By brettfish|2012-02-26T18:35:25+02:00February 26th, 2012|activities, God stuff, psalms, what i am reading|5 Comments

easter for dummies – part 2 – the save

so a quick recap then: # everyone has sinned and as the bible says "fallen short of the glory (or high standard) of God" # the wages/punishment/outcome of sin is death (both now in various areas, but also spiritually and eternally at the end) # on Easter Friday, the man many believed had come to save the world is lying stretched out on a cross, dying an agonising death. # one of the statements Jesus [...]

By brettfish|2011-04-22T09:11:22+02:00April 22nd, 2011|challenging thorts, God stuff, inspire-ations, life|3 Comments

easter for dummies – part 1 – the problem

so for anyone out there not familiar with the Christian faith, this is what this holiday is all about in the shell of a nut: # mankind is sinful - this is a pretty easy one to verify - read a newspaper, watch the news, hang out with yourself for a 24 hour period or anyone else that you like or specifically some people you don't - you don't need test tubes in a lab [...]

By brettfish|2011-04-22T09:09:52+02:00April 22nd, 2011|challenging thorts, God stuff, inspire-ations, life|0 Comments

why God doesn't suffer from amnesia

i was chatting to my buddy rob today about a talk he heard where the guy said ‘when God forgives your sin, He forgets about it completely and it’s like it never happened’ and i don’t think that’s precisely true. i think the point is that despite not forgetting about your sin (if God is all knowing then surely He still remembers that you did sin) He chooses to treat you and regard you as [...]

By brettfish|2010-02-12T06:51:22+02:00February 12th, 2010|God stuff|1 Comment

free, free, i'm free…

arr, so last nite of crew before baptist summer camp 1 (1000ish young people) arrive and my friend Craig Fincham leads a devotion/crew-building moment and confesses some stuff to the team and God who has been loudly whispering (well i have been incessantly converting His calls to a whisper so as not to pay too much attention to them) to me decides this is a moment of truth (MOT) moment to SCREAM at me - [...]

By brettfish|2009-12-22T07:11:49+02:00December 22nd, 2009|God stuff, life, relationships, sport and games|0 Comments